The documents, which can be read in full within this story, include internal e-mails, text messages, and other communications between both parties that show some intricacies of how a high stakes deal like this came together.
Lowry knows how to get things done when the wind is blowing, the rain is falling and many of his contemporaries are wishing they were somewhere other than enjoying a day out on the links.
With Royal Troon (Scotland) in place for 2024 and Royal Portrush (Northern Ireland) set to host in 2025, the return to Birkdale for what will be the 154th Open was predictable.
In his opening remarks during the overnight US Congressional hearing on the planned partnership between the tour and PIF, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) said there had been a side-agreement among members of the PGA Tour and PIF negotiations that Norman would be pushed out in involvement with the new alliance.
In prepared remarks for today’s Congressional hearing on the proposed deal between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) will assert the new alliance shows how a “brutal, repressive regime can buy influence – indeed even take over – a cherished American institution simply to cleanse its public image”.
It was her first victory as a professional and came on one of golf’s grandest stages, earning her a payday of $US2 million, the largest in women’s golf.
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